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• Overview of Good Food, Healthy Hospitals• Foundation and Partners• Community Benefits Agreements• Current activities & progress• Philadelphia hospitals success stories• Next steps
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Today’s Agenda
• Four year initiative• Collaboration with Common Market & other
partners• Five areas of hospital food service• Integrate nutrition standards and promote
local and sustainable food procurement
Good Food, Healthy Hospitals
Foundation of Work• Philadelphia City Comprehensive Nutrition
Standards• Executive Order: June 2014• First step into private sector to integrate
nutrition standards in food service • Making healthy choices the easy choice
• Primary Partner: Common Market• Other Partners:
o American Heart Associationo Einstein Center for Urban Health Policy and Researcho Union of Concerned Scientists
• Philadelphia Hospitals• Focus on non-profit, community-based
institutions
Who is Involved?
• Came out of Affordable Care Act• Community Health Needs Assessment
(non-profit hospitals)
• Use Community Benefits dollars to address health issues identified in CHNA
• Direct percentage of revenue towards Community Benefit programs
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Community Benefits Agreements
• Hospital Outreach & Recruitmento CEO letters of invite from Health Commissioner’s Officeo Direct recruitment to hospital foodservice, wellness
teams and hospital administrators
• Materials Developmento Project descriptoro Project pledgeo Nutrition standardso Recognition system
Current Activities & Progress
• Baseline Data Collectiono Interviews with key personnel (3 hospitals)o Environmental assessments:
• Cafeteria & Vending operations
o Patient and cafeteria menuso Nutrition informationo Customer surveyso Photographs
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Current Activities & Progress
Temple University Hospital: • Purchases local food for cafeteria menus.• Increasing fresh fruits as desserts on patient menu.• Started a farm share program for employees.
Einstein Medical Center: • Removed sugar sweetened beverages from catering
guide. • Pilot program on employee cafeteria pre-ordering.
Philadelphia Hospital Success Stories
Pennsylvania Hospital: • Uses red, yellow, green labeling to highlight
healthier beverage options. • Provides fresh fruit bar in addition to salad bar.
Jeanes Hospital: • Provides fruit and vegetable infused water at no
cost in cafeteria.• Offers healthy grab & go entrees from the café
for overnight employees.
Philadelphia Hospital Success Stories
• 1st year focus: Outreach, recruitment, information gathering, baseline report
• Hospital Symposium: October 8th
o Develop buy-in from multiple stakeholderso Unveil nutrition standardso Promote the initiative
• Years 2-4: Standards implementation
Next Steps
For further information and resources, visit:
http://www.foodfitphilly.org/
Eat Healthy Near You Healthy Hospitals
7/15/2015
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